Extraterrestrial intelligence would compare favorably to our own

1:17 AM,
Oct. 29, 2013

Written by

Dr. Harry L. Page

In the 1950s and '60s, much scientific enthusiasm grew regarding the origin of life and the possibilities that other civilizations might exist. Frank Drake evolved an equation using multiple assumed variables to estimate the possible number, and Carl Sagan posited "trillions and trillions," as he founded SETI, "The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence."

One of their first tools was the radio-telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Among such high expectations, at a scientific meeting, Enrico Fermi asked "Where is everybody?" The stigma remains. There may exist civilizations ...